Trump denies knowing Lil Jon, who was on 'Apprentice'; Omarosa and Twitter call him out

Twitter's having a field day after Trump denied knowing "Celebrity Apprentice" contestant Lil Jon at the post-midterms press conference.
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Despite being on "Celebrity Apprentice" with Lil Jon, the president denied knowing who the rapper/DJ was during a heated press conference Wednesday. The Commander-in-Chief was asked about accusations of racism, including Lil Jon's claim that Trump called him Uncle Tom.

"I don't know who Lil Jon is," Trump fired back.

"He was on 'The Apprentice,' " the reporter replied. (Lil Jon appeared on the reality show with Trump, as a contestant, in 2011 and 2013.)

"Oh, he was?" Trump asked. "OK. Oh, I see. I don't know... I would never do that, and I don't use racist remarks, and you know what, if I did, you would've known about it."

"When this ‘Uncle Tom’ incident happened on 'Celebrity Apprentice' in the boardroom several of my cast mates and I addressed Mr. Trump immediately when we heard the comment,” the "Turn Down for What" artist wrote on Twitter. “I can’t say if he knew what he was actually saying or not, but he did stop using that term once we explained (its) offensiveness.”

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